Tigers lineup still sucks. Schoop, Candelario, Barnhart, Miggy, Grossman, Baddoo, Baez, Torkelson, Meadows? A bunch of those guys aren't that good. And you just know two of Mize, Skubal, Manning will suck or get hurt.
I don't know where you are getting these numbers but they are probably ********, and even if true they probably do not control for refusal or reticence in getting tested, or behavioural changes.
I too can google stats to support my case
good thing common sense also supports me
obligatory line about baseball so i don't break my own rules - players who don't get vaccines probably have a higher chance of getting covid blah blah aaron judge blah blah greg birb
Well these guys are old and declining. I kind of do think he has a better path to playing time in New York. I could see multiple Yankees having season ending injuries because they are large and old. Not the case in Toronto, although of course there is injury risk always.
the physical trajectory of some players is so odd
austin meadows came up as a five tool prospect
now he's 27 and is a statue; almost a DH, with negative baserunning
yeah that's why it's a good bet IMO
you get 2:1 on a coinflip or something close to one
he could even have a normal DL stint and still pop 30
like steamer projects 30 in 150 games
Yeah but EVEN IF there were MiLB stats and he played a lot and hit well, it becomes less relevant over time as he shows he can't translate that to the majors and he is older vs. the average age of AAA.
But the most compelling anti-Collins argument is the basic observation that he had a 90 wRC+ in 2021 and was a dumpster fire in terms of WAR and he projects for the same offensive production.
So you can't really expect more offense. You can hope for it but you can't expect it. The most you can reasonably expect is noise in the previous defensive numbers. You pray to the god of stats that he can actually defend and then you pray to Jesus Christ that he learns how to make more contact (or just hit more homers, like Mike Zunino). Or you just pray to Shatkins that he is not long for the roster.